The Aotearoa Futures Forum 2025 was an in-person event held in Ōtautahi, Christchurch on Monday 30 June 2025. This grassroots event allowed those interested in futures thinking to share futures and foresight practices and ideas, learn together, explore opportunities for collaboration and network.
The Forum included:
- 4 lightning talks
- 2 keynotes
- 2 x 3 concurrent workshops
- 1 participatory futures experience
- many opportunities to connect with others interested in futures
Hosts: Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Christchurch Trustees: Dr Cheryl Doig (Think Beyond) and Dr Hafsa Ahmed (Unquiet)
Supported by: Alice Dimond, Matt Scott and the Ōtautahi Futures Collective
The presentations from this year’s Forum were kindly collated by Ray O’Brien as part of a special edition of Pūhau ana te rā: Tailwinds.
Click here for the Special Edition: Proceedings of Aotearoa Futures Forum 2025
This is an academic journal that focuses on gathering the insights from the work of students and emerging researchers, that can accelerate our progress towards a thriving future.
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Next Aotearoa Futures Forum will be held in Ōtautahi, Christchurch on Friday 26 June 2026. Mark it in your diaries now.
